Title 52, Title 52: STATE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICERS

52:18A-73. Interested members, agents or employees Any member, agent or employee of the Authority who is interested, either directly or indirectly, in any contract of another with the Authority, or in the sale of any property, either real or personal, to the Authority, shall be g…

52:18A-74. Additional method The foregoing sections of this act shall be deemed to provide an additional and alternative method for the doing of the things authorized thereby, and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws, and shall not be…

52:18A-75. Act liberally construed This act, being necessary for the welfare of the State and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof. L.1950, c. 255, p. 894, s. 26.

52:18A-76. Severability If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application and …

52:18A-77. Inconsistent laws inapplicable The powers granted to the Authority by this act may be exercised without regard or reference to any department or agency of the State. All other general or special laws, or parts thereof, inconsistent with this act are hereby declared to …

52:18A-78. Short title This act shall be known as, and may be cited as, the "State Building Authority Act of 1950." L.1950, c. 255, p. 894, s. 29. Amended by L.1952, c. 224, p. 764, s. 9.

52:18A-78.1. Short title This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Building Authority Act." L.1981, c. 120, s. 1, eff. April 16, 1981.

52:18A-78.10. Municipalities; limitations on powers; provision of services; contractual agreements with local governmental agencies a. No municipality shall modify or change the drawings, plans or specifications for the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, alteration or …

52:18A-78.11 Adoption of standing rules, procedures for contracts by authority. 11. a. The authority, in the exercise of its authority to make and enter into contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers, shall a…

52:18A-78.11d. Supervision by chairman 1. Notwithstanding any provision of section 11 or any other provision of the act to which this act is a supplement to the contrary, the authority may delegate, by resolution, the supervision of the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitatio…

52:18A-78.11e. Employees; assistance. With respect to such a project, the chairman may employ such employees, advisors, consultants or agents and call upon the technical and administrative assistance of other State agencies to the extent and in the manner provided to the authorit…

52:18A-78.11f. General Services Administration authority 3. a. The authority may delegate to an appropriate State agency within the General Services Administration the authority to undertake a project the aggregate amount of which, including labor and construction materials, is g…

52:18A-78.12. Relocation of public highways or roads; entry on lands for surveys or examinations; relocation or removal of public utility facilities a. If the authority shall find it necessary in connection with the undertaking of any of its projects to change the location of any…

52:18A-78.13. Eminent domain a. The authority may exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided in the "Eminent Domain Act of 1971," P.L.1971, c. 361 (C. 20:3-1 et seq.). b. The authority may take possession of any property with respect to which it institutes an emi…

52:18A-78.14. Issuance of bonds, notes 14. a. The authority may from time to time issue its bonds or notes in such principal amounts as in the opinion of the authority shall be necessary to provide sufficient funds for any of its corporate purposes, including the payment, funding…

52:18A-78.15. Covenants and contracts with holders of bonds and notes In any resolution of the authority authorizing or relating to the issuance of any bonds or notes, the authority, in order to secure the payment of the bonds or notes and in addition to its other powers, shall h…

52:18A-78.16. Pledge of revenue and assets; validity; lien Any pledge of revenues, receipts, moneys, funds, levies, sales agreements, service contracts or other property or instruments made by the authority shall be valid and binding from the time when the pledge is made. The rev…

52:18A-78.17 No personal liability. 17. Neither the directors of the authority nor any person executing bonds or notes issued pursuant to this act shall be liable personally on the bonds or notes by reason of the issuance thereof. L.1981,c.120,s.17.

52:18A-78.18. Reserves, funds or accounts; establishment The authority may establish such reserves, funds or accounts as may be in its discretion, necessary or desirable to further the accomplishment of the purposes of the authority or to comply with the provisions of any agreeme…

52:18A-78.19. Pledge and covenant not to alter rights and powers 19. The State of New Jersey does hereby pledge to and covenant and agree with the holders of any bonds or notes issued pursuant to authorization of the act that the State will not limit or alter the rights or powers…

52:18A-78.2. Definitions 2. As used in this act, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: a. "Authority" means the New Jersey Building Authority created under this act. b. "Bonds" means bonds issued by the authority pursuant to this act. c. "Building" includes any portion …

52:18A-78.20. Bonds or notes as legal investment The State and all public officers, governmental units and agencies thereof, all banks, trust companies, savings banks and institutions, building and loan associations, savings and loan associations, investment companies, and other …

52:18A-78.21. Lease of real property by state or local government agency to authority All State agencies and all local governmental agencies, notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, may lease, lend, grant or convey to the authority at its request upon such terms and condit…

52:18A-78.22. Agreements between State agencies and authority 22. All State agencies may purchase, lease, rent, sublease or otherwise acquire any project or any space embraced in any project and pay such amount as may be agreed upon between the State agency and the authority or a…

52:18A-78.23. Tax exemption of projects and other property, and bonds and notes and interest; in lieu tax payment a. All projects and other property of the authority, and projects erected upon land owned by the authority if the projects have been financed, in whole or in part, di…

52:18A-78.23a. Apartments created under Horizontal Property Act or unit created under Condominium Act as constituting parcel of real property An apartment created under the "Horizontal Property Act," P.L.1963, c. 168 (C. 46:8A-1 et seq.), together with its undivided interest in t…

52:18A-78.24. Default on bonds or notes; trustee; appointment; powers and duties; jurisdiction and venue of suit, action or proceeding a. If the authority shall default in the payment of principal of, or interest on, any issue of notes or bonds after the same shall become due, wh…

52:18A-78.25. Moneys received pursuant to act as trust funds All sums of money received pursuant to the authority of this act, whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds or notes or as revenues or receipts, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provid…

52:18A-78.26. Annual report; audit of books and accounts On or before March 31 in each year the authority shall make an annual report of its activities for the preceding calendar year to the Governor and to the Legislature. The report shall set forth a complete operating and fina…

52:18A-78.27. Rendition of services by officers and units of state All officers, departments, boards, agencies, divisions and commissions of the State are authorized to render any and all of such services to the authority as may be within the area of their respective governmental…

52:18A-78.28. Affirmative action program a. The authority shall adopt rules and regulations to establish an affirmative action program for the hiring of minority workers employed in the performance of construction contracts undertaken in connection with any of its projects, and t…

52:18A-78.29. Payment of prevailing wage rate The authority shall adopt rules and regulations requiring that not less than the prevailing wage rate be paid to workers employed in the performance of construction contracts undertaken in connection with any of its projects. The prev…

52:18A-78.3. Findings, declarations 3. The Legislature finds and declares the following: a. That for many years the functions of the State Government have grown and that during this period of rapid expansion no definite program has been adopted for the housing and carrying out of…

52:18A-78.30. Application of provisions of this act or regulations over inconsistent or conflicting laws or regulations It is the intent of the Legislature that in the event of any conflict or inconsistency in the provisions of this act and any other acts pertaining to matters he…

52:18A-78.31. Severability If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of this act shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to …

52:18A-78.32. Liberal construction of act This act shall be construed liberally to effectuate the legislative intent and the purposes of this act as complete and independent authority for the performance of each and every act and thing herein authorized and all powers herein gran…

52:18A-78.4. New Jersey building authority; establishment; membership; appointment; term; removal; oath of office; organization; quorum; bond; reimbursement of expenses; dissolution; veto of action by Governor a. There is established in the Department of the Treasury a public bod…

52:18A-78.5. Powers of authority 5. Except as otherwise limited by this act, the authority shall have power: a. To make and alter bylaws for its organization and internal management and, subject to agreements with noteholders and bondholders, to make rules and regulations with re…

52:18A-78.5a. Purposes for authority projects 8. a. The projects of the authority shall be undertaken for the following purposes: (1) The creation, reconstruction, extension, rehabilitation, renovation, preservation or improvement of office space and related facilities necessary …

52:18A-78.5b. Permitted project, certain 11. The renovation or rehabilitation of shelving in the State Library for the Blind and Handicapped is a project the purpose of which is included among those the New Jersey Building Authority may undertake pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1992…

52:18A-78.5c. Application for financing local historic projects 9. a. A local governmental agency may apply to the authority for financing of the renovation or preservation of a historic public building. The application shall be of such form and contents as shall be prescribed by…

52:18A-78.6. Project report; review 6. Prior to the acquisition or construction of any project, or any reconstruction, rehabilitation, repair, renovation, preservation, or improvement of a project, the cost of which undertaking is estimated to exceed $100,000.00 the authority sha…

52:18A-78.7. Public hearing; notice; records; objection by local government; response a. The authority shall conduct a public hearing on each project within the municipality in which the project is to be located. The authority shall cause notice of the hearing to be published in …

52:18A-78.8. Submission to legislature; approval by concurrent resolution a. The authority shall make the submission to the Legislature required by section 6 of this act to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the General Assembly on a day when both houses are meeting. …

52:18A-78.9. Leases for space in project; written approval by legislature prior to execution a. No lease agreement entered into for space in any project shall be executed without prior written approval of the presiding officers, or such other officers as may be provided by law, o…

52:18A-78.9a. Lease or sublease agreement; approval by authority A lease or sublease agreement for the use or occupation of any portion of a building in which a project is located shall include a provision that any tenant thereof shall be subject to the approval of the authority,…